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HR 5517 111th Congress House

Every Veteran Counts Act

Official title: To amend title 13, United States Code, to require that the questionnaire used in a decennial census of population shall include an inquiry regarding an individ… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 13, United States Code, to require that the questionnaire used in a decennial census of population shall include an inquiry regarding an individual's status as a veteran, a spouse of a veteran, or a dependent of a veteran, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 10, 2010 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Census and government statisticsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVeterans' loans, housing, homeless programsVeterans' medical careVeterans' pensions and compensation
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Jul 30, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives.
Jun 10, 2010
Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
Jun 10, 2010
Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
Jun 10, 2010
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 10, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 30, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Every Veteran Counts Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to include on each questionnaire used in a decennial census a question regarding whether an individual is a veteran, a spouse of a veteran, or the dependent of a veteran. Authorizes the Secretary to include such a question in any survey conducted during the interval between each census of population.

Directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to report to Congress identifying the laws or programs administered by the VA for which population data or any other information obtained from any census or survey: (1) was used by the VA during the year most recently ended; and (2) will be used by the VA after the close of such year and before the date data from the next decennial census is obtained.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5517: Every Veteran Counts Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5517/
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"H.R. 5517: Every Veteran Counts Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5517/.
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